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Photos: Small plane lands on Mon-Fayette Expressway

Pilot makes emergency landing between tractor-trailer, car in Washington County

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Updated: 1:31 PM EDT Aug 6, 2013

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Photos: Small plane lands on Mon-Fayette Expressway

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A pilot and his passenger shared a celebratory hug Tuesday morning after they successfully made an emergency landing on a Washington County highway.

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The landing happened on Route 43, near the Brownsville exit.

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The pilot told Channel 4 Action News' Marcie Cipriani they were flying from Rostraver, Westmoreland County, to Waynesburg, Greene County, when the plane started to shake.

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At 3,000 feet in the air and going 110 mph, they radioed to make an emergency landing on the highway, circling around to avoid power lines and traffic. The pilot said they landed the small plane between a tractor-trailer and a car.

PHOTO: u local

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A photo of the landing was shared on u local by a witness. It did not appear that the aircraft hit any vehicles on the highway, although one driver told WTAE that she swerved to avoid the tail.

PHOTO: u local

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The pilot said he's waiting to get a new propeller, and if the FAA gives him the OK to fly, they'll continue on to Waynesburg.

A pilot and his passenger shared a celebratory hug Tuesday morning after they successfully made an emergency landing on a Washington County highway.

The landing happened on Route 43, near the Brownsville exit.

The pilot told Channel 4 Action News' Marcie Cipriani they were flying from Rostraver, Westmoreland County, to Waynesburg, Greene County, when the plane started to shake.

At 3,000 feet in the air and going 110 mph, they radioed to make an emergency landing on the highway, circling around to avoid power lines and traffic. The pilot said they landed the small plane between a tractor-trailer and a car.

PHOTO: u local

A photo of the landing was shared on u local by a witness. It did not appear that the aircraft hit any vehicles on the highway, although one driver told WTAE that she swerved to avoid the tail.

PHOTO: u local

The pilot said he's waiting to get a new propeller, and if the FAA gives him the OK to fly, they'll continue on to Waynesburg.

A pilot and his passenger shared a celebratory hug Tuesday morning after they successfully made an emergency landing on a Washington County highway.

The landing happened on Route 43, near the Brownsville exit.

The pilot told Channel 4 Action News' Marcie Cipriani they were flying from Rostraver, Westmoreland County, to Waynesburg, Greene County, when the plane started to shake.

At 3,000 feet in the air and going 110 mph, they radioed to make an emergency landing on the highway, circling around to avoid power lines and traffic. The pilot said they landed the small plane between a tractor-trailer and a car.

PHOTO: u local

A photo of the landing was shared on u local by a witness. It did not appear that the aircraft hit any vehicles on the highway, although one driver told WTAE that she swerved to avoid the tail.

PHOTO: u local

The pilot said he's waiting to get a new propeller, and if the FAA gives him the OK to fly, they'll continue on to Waynesburg.